1991 studio album by Tevin Campbell
T.E.V.I.N. Released November 19, 1991 Recorded May 1990 – October 1991 Genre Length 55 :48 Label Producer
T.E.V.I.N. is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Tevin Campbell .[ 1] It was released by Qwest Records on November 19, 1991. The album was certified platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1994.[ 2]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 3]
AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that Campbell's "voice is remarkably expressive, able to handle both ballads and up-tempo dance tracks without losing confidence. When he has the right material – like the hit single, Prince's "Round and Round" – the results are flawless; if the material is weak, he's merely enjoyable."[ 3] The album also garnered Campbell his first two Grammy nominations, one in 1991 for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (for "Round and Round"), and one in 1992 for the same award (for "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do").[ 4]
T.E.V.I.N. yielded two No. 1 R&B hits in "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do " and "Alone with You ", and had several other hits. Of the combined eight singles that were released off his debut album, five having peaked inside the R&B top 10, Prince produced "Round and Round ", while Al B. Sure! and Kyle West produced "Goodbye " and "Just Ask Me To ". The remaining singles off his album are "Strawberry Letter 23 ", "One Song" and "Confused ".
Adapted from AllMusic .[ 5]
Dave Aaron – assistant, mixing assistant Al B. Sure! – arranger, producer, background vocals Maxi Anderson – background vocals Airiq Anest – assistant, mixing Arthur Baker – producer Tina Baker – background vocals Rose Banks – background vocals Kevin Becka – technical assistance Louis Biancaniello – associate producer, keyboards, programming, drums, Fairlight bass , Moog bass , synthesizer arrangements Vernon "Ice" Black – guitar Tevin Campbell – narrator, main vocals Terry Christian – engineer Keith "KC" Cohen – mixing Tyler Collins – background vocals Eric Daniels – piano JoJo Hailey – background vocals, vocal arrangements K-Ci Hailey – background vocals, vocal arrangements Dave Darlington – engineer Lynn Davis – background vocals Nathan East – bass David Frazer – engineer, mixing Tom Garneau – engineer Mick Guzauski – mixing Jerry Hey – horn arrangements, string arrangements, trumpet Dan Higgins – Saxophone Janet Hinde – assistant producer, Phillip Ingram – background vocals Kimm James – assistant engineer Skyler Jett – background vocals Femi Jiya – engineer Karen Jones – A&R Quincy Jones – executive producer Michael Koppelman – engineer Axel Kroell – programming Ricky Lawson – drums Janice Lee – production coordination Robin Lynch – art direction Mike Mani – associate producer, keyboards, programming, drum programming, Fairlight CMI , synthesizer arrangements Richard McKernan – engineer, string engineer Kelly McRae – production coordination Benny Medina – A&R, executive producer B.J. Nelson – background vocals Michael Omartian – arranger, drums, producer, programming, synthesizer David Pack – background vocals Victoria Pearson – photography Elliott Peters – engineer Greg Phillinganes – keyboards Mark Plati – engineer, programming Prince – arranger, multi instruments, producer, voices QDIII – producer, scratching, synthesizer William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. – Trombone Marc Reyburn – Engineer Claytoven Richardson – production consultant, background vocals Marnie Riley – assistant engineer Angel Rogers – background vocals Susan Rogers – engineer Greg Ross – design Lovis Scalise – engineer Cynthia Shiloh – production coordination Susan – engineer JoAnn Tominaga – coordination Rob Trow – background vocals Junior Vasquez – mixing, post production Kevin Walden – production coordination Narada Michael Walden – drums, keyboards, producer, programming Justin Warfield – rapping Kyle West – producer Larry Williams – saxophone Ric Wilson – acoustic guitar Monalisa Young – background vocals Todd Yvega – synthesizer, synthesizer programming ^ Harrison, Thomas (2011). Music of the 1990s . ABC-CLIO. pp. 20–21. ^ "Gold & Platinum – RIAA – Tevin Campbell" . RIAA . Retrieved January 18, 2017 . ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Tevin Campbell: T.E.V.I.N. > Review at AllMusic . Retrieved September 27, 2011. ^ "Grammy – Tevin Campbell" . Grammy . Retrieved April 29, 2022 . ^ "T.E.V.I.N. – Tevin Campbell | Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic. ^ "Charts.nz – Tevin Campbell – T.E.V.I.N." . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 30, 2021. ^ "Tevin Campbell Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved March 30, 2021. ^ "Tevin Campbell Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved March 30, 2021. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 . Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992" . Billboard . Retrieved March 30, 2021 . ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992" . Billboard . Retrieved March 30, 2021 . ^ "American album certifications – Tevin Campbell – TEVIN" . Recording Industry Association of America .
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